Collage
- Description
- Framed collage created in memory of Katsuyuki Hirai. The collage includes multiple color photographs of Hirai and text printed in Japanese.
- Historical Notes
- Growing up in Saitama, Japan, Katsuyuki Hirai practiced kendo, a martial art based on samurai swordsmanship. As a vice president for Chuo Mitsui Trust and Banking, he traveled often. On assignment in the United States, Katsuyuki lived in Hartsdale, New York, with his wife, Ayako, and became a fan of American baseball. On September 11, he was at work on the South Tower’s 83rd floor. He was 32 years old.
- Accession Number: C.2009.320.1
- Dimensions: 16 in X 14 in X 0.5 in
- Dimensions (Metric): 40.64 cm X 35.56 cm X 1.27 cm
- Source: Noboru Hirai
- Credit Line: Gift of Noboru Hirai
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